Tonight, Waterstones in Cork city will be hosting the closing event of this year’s Cork ‘One City One Book’ event, as author Rosamund Taylor is joined by poet Billy Ramsell from 6.30pm.

The 12 winning writers, selected from 804 submissions from writers across 38 countries, will now have the opportunity to skip the traditional publishing queue, pitching their debut novels directly to leading publishers and literary agents during two dedicated pitch days in September.